Le Labo City Exclusives: Every City Scent, and Where to Get CUIR 28 All Year

Le Labo's City Exclusives are 19 eau de parfums, each made for one city. CUIR 28 is Dubai's. Le Labo sells each one all year in its home city and releases them worldwide only in August and September. Google Keyword Planner shows about 7,000 US searches a month for "le labo city exclusive" over the last three months, more than three times the three months before. This guide lists every City Exclusive and its city, explains the September window, and covers CUIR 28, the Dubai City Exclusive, which Parfum Central ships from Dubai all year.

What are Le Labo City Exclusives?

Le Labo, the New York perfume house, gives a handful of cities their own scent. Le Labo's FAQ describes the collection like this:

"These scents are usually only available in the city they belong to and nowhere else!"

Le Labo, City Exclusive Collection FAQ

Once a year the rule is lifted. Le Labo says all City Exclusives "will be available world-wide in our labs and online every August - September", and that outside that window "they are available in their hometowns all year round."

Every Le Labo City Exclusive and its city

Le Labo's City Exclusive collection page listed these 19 scents when we checked it in November 2026.

Source: Le Labo City Exclusive Collection.

When can you buy Le Labo City Exclusives outside their city?

Only in late summer. Le Labo sells City Exclusive samples worldwide in its labs and online in August and September, and the full size bottles in September. For the other ten months, each scent is sold only in its home city's Le Labo labs, so a New Yorker who wants Tokyo's GAIAC 10 in March has to travel or wait.

CUIR 28: the Dubai City Exclusive

Le Labo calls CUIR 28 "our Dubai exclusive". It is an eau de parfum built on leather, wood and musky notes over natural vanilla absolute, which Le Labo describes as "the spicy tar version of the vanilla we know". The house sums it up in one line:

"Like a classic motorcycle without the sweat and gasoline."

Le Labo, on CUIR 28

Le Labo gives it "a very powerful, dark, and memorable personality". In our catalogue it sits with the leather and woody scents, and it suits evenings and the cooler months.

Can you buy CUIR 28 outside September?

Yes, from Dubai. Le Labo sells CUIR 28 "all year round in Dubai labs", and Parfum Central is based in Dubai. We ship it in its original packaging, batch code verified, by DHL Express, insured and tracked, to the US, the UK and 130+ countries, usually in 3 to 5 business days. Order Le Labo CUIR 28.

CUIR 28 is one of several perfumes made for a single city that we carry. Scarlet Sands and Halfeti Amber were made for Dubai, Sun Emperors for Doha, and Roja's Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for Riyadh. See them all in Exclusive Perfumes.

Frequently asked questions

What are Le Labo City Exclusives?

Le Labo City Exclusives are eau de parfums that Le Labo makes for one city each. Each is sold all year in its home city's Le Labo labs and worldwide only in August and September.

How many Le Labo City Exclusives are there?

Le Labo's City Exclusive collection page listed 19 scents in November 2026, including SHIU 25 for Beijing, GAIAC 10 for Tokyo, VANILLE 44 for Paris and CUIR 28 for Dubai.

When are Le Labo City Exclusives available worldwide?

Every year in August and September. Le Labo sells the samples worldwide in its labs and online in August and September, and the full size bottles in September.

Which Le Labo City Exclusive is from Dubai?

CUIR 28 is Le Labo's Dubai City Exclusive. Le Labo describes it as leather, wood and musky notes over natural vanilla absolute.

Can I buy Le Labo CUIR 28 outside Dubai?

Yes. Le Labo sells CUIR 28 all year in its Dubai labs, and Parfum Central ships the 50ml and 100ml Eau de Parfum from Dubai to the US and 130+ countries, usually in 3 to 5 business days.

What does Le Labo CUIR 28 smell like?

Le Labo describes CUIR 28 as leather, wood and musky notes finished with natural vanilla absolute, and calls it "like a classic motorcycle without the sweat and gasoline".

The short answer

Le Labo's City Exclusives are 19 eau de parfums made for 19 cities, sold all year in their home cities and worldwide only in August and September. CUIR 28 is the Dubai one: leather, woods and musk over natural vanilla absolute. Parfum Central ships it from Dubai all year.